UPDATE: Xiaomi has posted two new teasers further adding fuel to the Mi Mix 5G being foldable smartphone speculation. First, the company confirmed that its called the Alpha, which is usually what the first version of a product is called. Second, the new teaser hints that the Mix 5G is nearly as thick as a book and features a really curved display that extends to the back.
Original Story as follows.
Xiaomi’s upcoming Mi 9 Pro 5G has been teased quite well over the past few days, however, we haven’t heard much about the second model meeting us next week, the Mi Mix 5G. Now a teaser of the Mi Mix 5G has been posted and it reveals something really interesting.
The new Mi Mix 5G teaser asks us “Is 100% screen to body ratio really the upper limit?”. If this doesn’t build up speculations about the phone being foldable, then how about a leaked teaser image? A glimpse of the Mi Mix 5G’s side reveals extremely curved display sides. In fact, it looks even more curved than a waterfall display found on the NEX3 and Mate 30 Pro. Could this be an indication that the phone’s display folds inwards from the left?
This speculation is actually not very far fetched. Xiaomi’s Mi Mix series has always been a concept lineup featuring new generation designs. And don’t you think that the phone in the teaser looks awfully similar to Xiaomi’s foldable smartphone that was shown off a few months back? Imagine if that screen was folded, with the left and right sides of the display folded towards the back. Now, look at the leaked image of the Mi Mix 5G.
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While a foldable Mi Mix 5G isn’t a far fetched idea, it’s also possible that this render is showing off a waterfall display like the NEX 3. Even in this leaked image, there’s a black outline at the back which could mean that the screen ends at the curved sides. Unfortunately, you can’t make accurate conclusions based on such renders as they often differ from the real device.
Whatever the case, we’ll get more details on the Mi Mix 5G in the next few days. Meanwhile, we already know that the Mi 9 Pro 5G will come with 40W wired charging and 30W wireless charging support. There’s also liquid cooling and powerful haptics.
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